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And it's the first My Little Pony Cafe. . . in the world. How magical! According to Model Press, PR Times, and Omotesando Info, the My Little Pony Cafe is serving up special Pony-themed meals and selling limited edition goodies.

The recent boom in live-action movie, TV, and stage adaptations of hit anime has to be a headache for producers. Most anime start out as manga, where the only limits on outlandish character and costume design is the imagination of the original art...

Bakuman the movie is based on the manga of the same name by the creators of the popular Death Note manga series. The story is about two high school classmates who set off to become manga creators for Weekly Shonen Jump, the biggest name in the man...

The debut of a new official Twitter account and website for Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki Dai-4-Ki has revealed that a fourth series is in production for the venerable property. Originally debuting back in 1992 and serving as the launching point for Pione...

Before the live-action TV series adaptation of Akira Hiramoto's ecchi manga, Prison School, premieres on October 25, a new special preview video for the show has been streamed, and it gives us a taste of how prison life will be tough for our five ...

By Jenni . October 16, 2015 . 11:00am The Sega Blog has posted an update regarding the status of Yakuza 5 for the PlayStation 3. An exact release date isn't available yet, but the company is shooting for a November release.

The international animation film festival "Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2016″ will be held at TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi from March 18 until March 21, 2016. The key visuals for the 2016 festival were created by Thomas Romain, a renowned French animatio...

By Sato . October 16, 2015 . 2:00am Nintendo has updated the official website for Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, or Genei Ibun Roku#FE, with the latest character videos for the cool top musician Kiria Kurono and the half-Japanese Eleonora Yumiz...

Tokyo (AFP) - Bubblegum-pink hearts, tulle skirts and polka dots: the unapologetically feminine fashion that originated in Tokyo has exploded in the West with Hollywood celebrities earning brickbats for adopting the "girly" style.

The official website of the anime adaptation of Souichirou Shinno and Shirabi's Musaigen no Phantom World (Myriad Colors Phantom World) novel has been updated with new information. It has revealed that the upcoming anime will air this upcoming Jan...

As much as Japan loves Halloween, the country's favorite foreign-introduced holiday is still Christmas. It's not hard to see why, since in Japan the December celebration is both the nation's biggest date night and also its most accepted excuse to ...

The November issue of Shueisha's Miracle Jump magazine is revealing on Tuesday that Hiroya Oku and Keita Iizuka (Blue Gralia) will launch a Gantz spinoff manga temporarily titled G-GANTZ in the magazine's December issue on November 17.

It's been a good week for SURFACE, the two-man musical unit that disbanded in 2010. Although they recorded the theme song for Mamotte Shugogetten, "Saa" ("Well"), in 1998, they've received an unexpected windfall thanks to its use on a popular come...

The official website for the upcoming anime film adaptation of Asumiko Nakamura's BL manga Doukyusei (classmates) today announced its theatrical release day in Japan, February 20, 2016, and the list of 30 theaters.

The site for the World Trigger Fugitive Arc anime has been updated with a staff listing that features some turn-over from the previous series. Notably, veteran episode director Kouji Ogawa steps up to helm the project taking over from Mitsuru Hong...

First off, some apologies for confusion: A few days ago we reported that a third version of Yo-Kai Watch Busters was coming to Japan as its own release. It turns out "Moon Rabbit Team" is just the name of the free update that will be available for...

By Jenni . October 16, 2015 . 10:00am Sometimes, games appearing on Nintendo platforms contain easter eggs that reference other titles. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is one of those titles, as Koei Tecmo.

Yuka Iguchi (井口裕香) updated the release details for new single Little Charm Fang (リトルチャームファング) - jacket covers, full track list, and preview music video with comments revealed. Her 5th single has tie-up as opening theme for OVA episodes of anime St...

XSEED Games has announced today that they are bringing three new legacy titles to Windows PC. Little King's Story and Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus will receive high-definition upgrades for their PC releases, and the Nihon Falcom title Xanadu Next...

For 15 days from Oct. 17-31, Tokyo One Piece Tower, a large theme park inside Tokyo Tower, is holding a special event for the Halloween season: "Zombie Pretty Fever," a dance performance show with popular character Perona.

As decently entertaining as many anime this season are, there were quite a few disappointments as well. Charlotte ended up being a clusterfuck of a disappointment (Oh don't worry, you'll read a lot about it in my rant below.

Publisher Overlap has announced plans for a winter 2016 adaptation of Ao Jyumonji and Eiri Shinrai's trapped in a fantasy RPG-like environment light novel series Hai to Gensou no Grimgal. Aiura's Ryosuke Nakamura will write and direct the A-1 Pict...

Bandai Namco has been trickling out new batches of screens for Digimon World: Next Order on a semi-regular basis. The official website's 10/16 update is here with a few more gameplay stills showing the protagonists and Digimon like Kyubimon, Angem...

It looks like dieselpunk anime Last Exile might be getting a follow-up to the 2003 Gonzo TV anime and 2011 follow-up, Fam, the Silver Wing, or at least a movie version. Eirin, Japan's movie regulation board, has listed a G rating for a 1 hour, 59 ...

Xseed Games recently released two new videos for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel by Falcom for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. Here's a look at both of the videos. The first video gives us a glimpse into the game's story and setting...

Not leaving much time between release date announcement and launch, the UK based video game publisher Ghostlight have announced they will be releasing their PC port of Mugen Souls via Steam starting October 22nd 2015.

RPG out now in Europe on PS3/PS4; PC, N. American console release set for October 20 Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe posted a trailer Thursday coinciding with the launch of its Tales of Zestiria role-playing video game.

Shukan Shincho Oct. 22 TOKYO (TR) - A report appearing in a weekly magazine suggests that newly appointed cabinet minister Tsuyoshi Takagi has a long history as an underwear thief. The new reconstruction minister, appointed by Prime Minister Shinz...

Yu-Gi-Oh! : The Dark Side of Dimensions film will feature the return of the original heroes of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, Yuugi Mutou and Seto Kaiba. According to a magazine scan from the upcoming issue #47 of Weekly Shounen Jump!